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Diversity in the United
States:Questions and Concepts
Test Bank and Answer Key
1. Thefastest growing groups in the United States are:
A) Asian and Pacific Islanders
B) Non-Hispanic white Americans
C) Irish Americans
D) African Americans
E) Africans
2. Thepopulation of the United States is currently:
A) Affected bylong-standingunresolved minorityissues
B) Affected byrisingimmigration rates
C) Increasinglydiverse
D) Increasinglymultilingual
E) All of the above
3. Whichof the followingis NOT oneof the definingcharactersitics of a minority group?
A) Inequality
B) A pattern ofdisadvantage or inequality
C) Visibleidentifyingtraits orcharacteristics
D) Small group size
E) Usuallydetermined bybirth
4. Bydefinition, a minority groupis always a group:
A) Smallerin number than the dominant group
B) Residentiallysegregated from thedominant group
C) Singled out for differential and unequal treatment
D) Distinguishable from the dominant group byits racial characteristics
E) Distinguished from the dominant group byits ethnic origins
5. Which ofthe followingwould be classified as primarily an ethnic minoritygroup?
A) African Americans
B) Native Americans
C) Jewish Americans
D) Asian Americans
E) Noneof the above
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, 6. Thesocial or physical characteristics that mark theboundaries between
groups areusually:
A) Highlyvisible
B) Selected bythe minoritygroups themselves
C) Scientificallysignificant
D) Selected fortheir biological importance
E) All of the above
7. Which ofthe followingis NOT an example of a cultural trait that
maybe associatedwith minoritystatus?
A) Language
B) Facialfeatures
C) Religion
D) Types of foods eaten
E) Speechpatterns
8. Which ofthe followingcharacteristics is NOT typical of ascribed status?
A) It is usuallyacquired at birth
B) It typicallycannot be changed easily
C) It is usuallyinvoluntary
D) It can be altered through hard work and motivation
E) It is usuallyfor life
9. Laws on miscegenation referred to lawsthat:
A) Prevented people from passing as members of anotherrace
B) Prevented people of different races from eatingtogether in publicrestaurants
C) Prevented members of different races from intermarrying
D) Prevented members ofdifferent races from goingto the same schools
E) Prevented members ofthe samesex from marrying
10. Stratification is anotherterm for:
A) Prejudice
B) Discrimination
C) Theunequal distribution of valued goods and services
D) Statussymbol
E) All of the above
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, 11. Marxism is a complex theoryof historyand social change in which is
acentral concept of concern.
A) Inequality
B) Prejudice
C) Fame or respect
D) International war
E) Consensus
12. "The most important source of inequality arises from a person's
relationship to the means of production." This statement is most likelyto be
r
heard from a:
A) Capitalist
B) Weberian
C) Libertarian
D) Marxist
E) Republican
13. Accordingto Marx, the means of production in an agricultural societywould include:
A) Factories
B) Social class
C) Wealth
D) Land
E) Banks
14. In Marxist terms, the elite class in an industrial societywould be the:
A) Bourgeoisie
B) Proletariat
C) Workers
D) Minoritygroups
E) Women
15. Max Weber thought that Marx's ideas about inequalityweretoo:
A) Narrow
B) Optimistic
C) Complex
D) Abstract
E) Pessimistic
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Diversity in the United
States:Questions and Concepts
Test Bank and Answer Key
1. Thefastest growing groups in the United States are:
A) Asian and Pacific Islanders
B) Non-Hispanic white Americans
C) Irish Americans
D) African Americans
E) Africans
2. Thepopulation of the United States is currently:
A) Affected bylong-standingunresolved minorityissues
B) Affected byrisingimmigration rates
C) Increasinglydiverse
D) Increasinglymultilingual
E) All of the above
3. Whichof the followingis NOT oneof the definingcharactersitics of a minority group?
A) Inequality
B) A pattern ofdisadvantage or inequality
C) Visibleidentifyingtraits orcharacteristics
D) Small group size
E) Usuallydetermined bybirth
4. Bydefinition, a minority groupis always a group:
A) Smallerin number than the dominant group
B) Residentiallysegregated from thedominant group
C) Singled out for differential and unequal treatment
D) Distinguishable from the dominant group byits racial characteristics
E) Distinguished from the dominant group byits ethnic origins
5. Which ofthe followingwould be classified as primarily an ethnic minoritygroup?
A) African Americans
B) Native Americans
C) Jewish Americans
D) Asian Americans
E) Noneof the above
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, 6. Thesocial or physical characteristics that mark theboundaries between
groups areusually:
A) Highlyvisible
B) Selected bythe minoritygroups themselves
C) Scientificallysignificant
D) Selected fortheir biological importance
E) All of the above
7. Which ofthe followingis NOT an example of a cultural trait that
maybe associatedwith minoritystatus?
A) Language
B) Facialfeatures
C) Religion
D) Types of foods eaten
E) Speechpatterns
8. Which ofthe followingcharacteristics is NOT typical of ascribed status?
A) It is usuallyacquired at birth
B) It typicallycannot be changed easily
C) It is usuallyinvoluntary
D) It can be altered through hard work and motivation
E) It is usuallyfor life
9. Laws on miscegenation referred to lawsthat:
A) Prevented people from passing as members of anotherrace
B) Prevented people of different races from eatingtogether in publicrestaurants
C) Prevented members of different races from intermarrying
D) Prevented members ofdifferent races from goingto the same schools
E) Prevented members ofthe samesex from marrying
10. Stratification is anotherterm for:
A) Prejudice
B) Discrimination
C) Theunequal distribution of valued goods and services
D) Statussymbol
E) All of the above
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, 11. Marxism is a complex theoryof historyand social change in which is
acentral concept of concern.
A) Inequality
B) Prejudice
C) Fame or respect
D) International war
E) Consensus
12. "The most important source of inequality arises from a person's
relationship to the means of production." This statement is most likelyto be
r
heard from a:
A) Capitalist
B) Weberian
C) Libertarian
D) Marxist
E) Republican
13. Accordingto Marx, the means of production in an agricultural societywould include:
A) Factories
B) Social class
C) Wealth
D) Land
E) Banks
14. In Marxist terms, the elite class in an industrial societywould be the:
A) Bourgeoisie
B) Proletariat
C) Workers
D) Minoritygroups
E) Women
15. Max Weber thought that Marx's ideas about inequalityweretoo:
A) Narrow
B) Optimistic
C) Complex
D) Abstract
E) Pessimistic
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